war paint

See also: warpaint and war-paint

English

Noun

war paint (countable and uncountable, plural war paints)

Pigments ritually applied to the face and/or body (originally and still especially of a Native American warrior) prior to going into a battle.
(informal) Cosmetics, makeup.

Translations

pigment

Dutch: oorlogsverf f
Estonian: sõjamaaling
Finnish: sotamaalaus
French: peinture de guerre f
German: Kriegsbemalung (de) f
Russian: боева́я раскра́ска f (bojevája raskráska)

cosmetic makeup

French: peinturlure (fr) f, peinturlurage (fr) m
Spanish: potingue (es) m (colloquial; referring esp. to creams; more often in plural.)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.